Meanings
nouncarillonneur (plural carillonneurs)
plural carillonneurs
- Synonym of carillonist.
I had never played bells. Very few people have that clanging opportunity. But I could play a piano. So I said, “Shake hands with your new carillonneur.”
1990, Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus PocusSynonyms: carillonist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of carillonist.
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Origin
- Frenchcarillonneur
- Frenchcarillonneur
- Englishcarillonneur
Borrowed from French carillonneur.
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carillonneur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carillonneur
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“carillonneur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carillonneur. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carillonneur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carillonneur.
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